English
ladleful
Ladleful comes from Middle English ladelful.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500ladelful
- Englishearliest quotation 2007ladleful
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500ladelful
- Englishearliest quotation 2007ladleful
Earliest quotation: 2007, Recipe: Risotto al Barolo: “Add wine and a ladleful of hot stock and…”
Formed from ladle + -ful
Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂- ‘to put, lay out’
Proto-Germanic *hlaþaną ‘to load’
Old English hlædel
Middle English ladel
English ladle
Every English word from Middle English ladelful
Today it means
noun A sufficient quantity to fill a ladle.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English ladelful / ladleful